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The case of the deflated footballs was decided on the evidence of a destroyed cellphone. As Tom Brady and the Patriots prepare for the start of training camp Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell dropped a bombshell when he upheld the four-game suspension of the three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback. In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, Goodell cited Brady's decision to destroy his cellphone on or shortly before his March 6 meeting with independent investigator Ted Wells and his team. The league was investigating allegations that footballs used by the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game were deflated by team personnel. Wells ruled that Brady was "generally...

It's almost football season again.
The Washington Redskins bring their training camp to Richmond for the third straight year, beginning Thursday and holding 13 practices before camp breaks Aug. 17
It's the third year the Redskins will be training at the...

Before Saturday, Max Valles had only spent a few minutes talking with representatives from the Oakland Raiders, but they knew enough about him to select Valles on Saturday in the sixth round of the NFL draft.
Valles' selection by Oakland with the 179th...

Here's a list of how players with Virginia connections fared in the playoffs' second week:Listed by jersey number (if still applicable), name, connections and statistics. Does not include players who previously were listed on injured reserve and remain...

The Bowl Championship Series, may it RIP, staged a national title game in an exclusive television window for 16 years. But Monday's inaugural College Football Playoff final between Oregon and Ohio State feels oh-so-different.
Not because the Big Ten...

Much to the chagrin of numerous Peninsula fans (but to the delight of some), the Steelers are out and the Cowboys are alive.
Here's a list of how players with Virginia connections fared in the playoffs' first week:
Listed by jersey number (if still...

As we did after the Steelers-Jets game, we turn the figurative microphone over to Newport News native Charlie Flowe. Here's his story after the final week of the NFL season.
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It clearly was a tough season for the New York Giants,...

Welcome to college football's best New Year's Day since 1994. Oh, the sport has eased many a subsequent hangover with indelible Jan. 1 moments, none better than Boise State's overtime conquest of Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
You remember, right? The...

Yet again, the San Diego Chargers are winning key games late in the regular season. This time, they can credit a lot of guys who are familiar with Virginia.
The Chargers looked all but finished Saturday night against the 49ers, trailing by 21 points in a...

In a relatively quiet week for Virginians in the NFL, Arthur Moats of Portsmouth came up big on defense for the Steelers, Lorenzo Taliaferro from Bruton High made key contributions on the Ravens' offense, and the Chargers' Nick Novak temporarily added...

Bria Kelly is ready for prime time – again.
The 19-year-old blues singer from Smithfield, who made the Top 10 on the most recently completed season of NBC-TV’s “The Voice,” announced on social media Thursday that she will be singing the National Anthem...

A decade after he caught a touchdown pass from Bryan Randall that gave Virginia Tech the ACC championship in its first year in the conference, veteran receiver Eddie Royal is back in business with the San Diego Chargers.The last of his nine catches for 81...

Lafayette High has one of the Peninsula area's greatest football traditions, going back to a AAA state championship game appearance in 1973 in the first months of the school's existence. A reminder of that tradition, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence...

While Michael Vick and the Jets fell flat against the Bills in a game that was relocated from the Buffalo area to Detroit because of heavy snow in western New York, the week was otherwise mostly quiet for Virginia-area players.The Giants' Rashad...

On a reasonably quiet weekend for Virginia-based NFL players, former William and Mary star Jonathan Grimes became a workhorse for Houston, averaging more than 4 yards per rush on his 13 carries as the Texans won in Cleveland.
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A look at Virginia-based players in NFL Week 10: Ahmad Brooks' overtime sack of Drew Brees ensured that the 49ers will stay relevant in postseason discussions; Branden Albert was lost for the season; Michael Vick returned to glory for a day; Russell...